Graves’ disease affects the thyroid gland. It belongs to the autoimmune diseases. This means that its own immune system turns against the body and thus destroys important cells or tissue. In the vast majority of cases, a characteristic constellation of symptoms can be found that occur together. These are goiter (goiter), tachycardia (tachycardia of the … Graves’ disease
Diagnosis The diagnosis is usually not very difficult to make, since conspicuous concomitant symptoms such as orbitopathy usually occur additionally. After a detailed anamnesis, the thyroid gland can be examined more closely using various imaging techniques. In addition, a blood count should be taken. Here hormone changes can be determined. Initially, it may not be … Diagnosis | Graves’ disease
Therapy The most important point of the treatment of Graves’ disease is undoubtedly the administration of medication to reduce the thyroid gland function, as hyperthyroidism develops, this is done with thyrostatic drugs. These drugs inhibit the release of thyroid hormones. Treatment with medication alone is only used if the disease is in its early stages … Therapy | Graves’ disease
Complaints of hyperthyroidism The majority of patients (70-90%) have a thyroid goiter: The thyroid gland is enlarged; this enlargement, when it has reached a certain size, becomes visible with normal head posture and especially when the head is reclined (=head in the neck). When swallowing, the goiter is mobile, which is an important criterion for … Hyperthyroidism symptoms
Synonyms in the broadest sense hyperthyroidism, Graves’ disease, immunogenic hyperthyroidism, iodine deficient goiter, goiter, hot nodules, autonomic nodules Drug therapy The thyrostatic (thyroid-suppressing) therapy causes the cessation of hormone overproduction in the thyroid gland. All patients with hyperthyroidism (hyperthyroidism) are treated until normal thyroid function is achieved (= euthyroidism). Are you interested in drug therapy … Overactive thyroid therapy
Radioiodine therapy with 131 Iodine In this form of therapy, the patient receives radioactive iodine (131Iodine), which is stored in the thyroid gland but cannot be used to produce thyroid hormones: It destroys the enlarged thyroid cells due to the radioactive radiation. Thus, hormone-producing cells are destroyed and the excessive hormone production is reduced. This … Radioiodine therapy with 131 Iodine | Overactive thyroid therapy
